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	Child Abuse Claims over Catholic Priest Yorkshire Post November 23, 2009 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Child-abuse-claims-over-Catholic.5847988.jp A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland was asked to leave his post over child abuse claims dating back to the mid-1970s, it was announced yesterday. Police launched an investigation into the conduct of Fr Paul Symonds when he was working in England, church authorities revealed, although they refused to disclose where he was based. Fr Symonds is now a curate in Ballymena, Co Antrim, and Dr Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor, addressed parishioners yesterday. "Both the diocese and Father Symonds are co-operating fully with the investigation and the diocese is liaising with the statutory child safeguarding authorities," the bishop said.
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